Jeannette R. ARSENAULT

FITCHBURG -- Jeannette R. (Arsenault) Cormier, 76, of Fitchburg, died Wednesday morning, Sept. 7, in her home after a long illness.She was born on July 21, 1929, in Fitchburg, the daughter of Alyre and Jean (LeBlanc) Cormier and lived all of her life here in Fitchburg. Mrs. Cormier had been a spinner for the Fitchburg Yarn Co. for over 20 years and then was an assembler for ESP Lock Co. of Leominster, for 20 years, retiring in 1998. She was an avid bowler and was in a league at the Palace Lanes in Fitchburg for many years. She enjoyed playing cribbage with her husband and accomplished a perfect 29 hand while playing with him. She was a member of Immaculate Conception Church.Mrs. Cormier leaves her husband of 57 years, Harold Y. Cormier; her son, Donald E. and his wife Karyn Cormier of Fitchburg; her three daughters, Pauline D. and her husband Gerald Chaffee of Edgewater, Fla., Linda L. and her husband Joseph Duval of Westminster, and Susan M. and her husband Leonard Bettencourt of Fitchburg; one brother, Edward Arsenault of Orange; two sisters, Bertha LeBlanc of Fitchburg and Lorraine Bilow of Leominster; five grandchildren, Carrie-Ann Roehl of Port Orange, Fla., Shane Thibault of Templeton, Derrick Thibault of Worcester, Randall Thibault of Myrtle Beach S.C., and Amanda Bettencourt of Fitchburg; five great-grandchildren, Jerry Saunders, Monica and Ashlyn Bowman all of Port Orange, Fla., Brian and Kate Thibault both of Worcester; and several nephews and nieces. Another sister, Dorothy Boudreau of Greenville, S.C., pre-deceased her.CORMIER -- On Sept. 7, Jeannette R. (Arsenault) Cormier, 76, of Fitchburg. The funeral will be held Saturday, Sept. 10, from Lavery-Chartrand Funeral Home, 99 Summer St., Fitchburg, with a Mass of Christian Burial at 10 a.m. in Immaculate Conception Church, 58 Walnut St. Interment to follow in St. Joseph’s Cemetery. Calling hours are Friday from 6 to 8 p.m. at the funeral home. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Diversified Home Health Care/Hospice Program, 316 Nichols Road, Fitchburg, MA 01420; or to Immaculate Conception Church Fund, 58 Walnut St., Fitchburg, MA 01420.Published in the Sentinel & Enterprise on 9/8/2005.